Brush



Jan, 169 1923. 1,442,755. 0. A. WETZELL.

BRUSH.

FILED mm; 3.1921.

6. H. M/ETZA'ZL.

mvENTbR ATTORNEY CLARE A. VVETZ ELL, OF STERLING, ILLINOIS.

BRUSH.

Application filed June 3, 1921.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, CLARE A. lVnrznLL, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Sterling, in the county of W'Vhiteside and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

"This invention relates to brushes and an object of the invention is to provide a brush structure embodying a polishing material applying brush and a polishing brush, thereby providin all of theobjects necessary for shining ones shoes in a single unitary structure.

It is well known that the polishing of ones shoes is frequently obnoxious owing to the soiling of ones fingers during the application of the polish, particularly that of the paste type, to ones shoes and it is an object of this invention to provide a structure whereby the polishing material may be applied without soiling ones fingers.

Another object of this invention is to provide in a device as specified, a brush back having a dauber attached thereto and a polishing brush and also means for supporting a tube of )olishing paste or material from which tube material is dispensed by the winding of a key and through a suitable nipple carried by the brush back and leading into the bristles of the dauber, and further to provide a closure for the paste dispensing opening which is arranged to permit its being inserted into the nipple or withdrawn therefrom without soiling ones fingers, and one which will provide a practically airtight closure for the nipple and prevent the deterioration of the polishing paste.

A ii'urther object of this invention is to provide mud scraper which is pivotally carried by one end of the brush back and is adapted to be swung into or out of operative position.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description and in the accompanying drawing wherein:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of the improved brush.

Fig. 2 is a top plan of the improved brush.

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective of a key used in dispensing of the polishing paste.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the nipple seal or closure.

Fig. is a detail perspective view of the nipple.

SerieI No. 474,763.

Referring more particularly to the drawing the improved polishing brush comprises a brush back 1 formed of wood or any suitable material and it has bristles 2 attached to its under surface to provide a polishing brush, and bristles 3 attached to the angularly extending portion 4: of the brush back to form a dauber for applying polishing material to ones shoes. The angled portion 4 of the brush back 1 is provided with an open- 111g 5 extending therethrough which is countersunk as shown at 6 and the outer portion of which is beveled as shown at 7 to receive the beveled or inclined outlet end 8 of the paste retaining tube 9. A nipple 10 extends through the opening Sand projects into the bristles 3 and it is provided with an annular flange 11 which seats in the countersink 6 for preventing the nipple from passing through the brush back. The nipple 10 is drilled or bored to provide a paste dispensing opening 12 which is countersunk at its receiving end and threaded as shown at 13 to permit threadable connection therewith of the dispensing nipple 14 formed on the tube 9.

The tube 9 is constructed of the usual pliable material employed in forming paste containing tubes and it is positioned with its dispensing nipple 14 in the threaded countersink 13 to permit dispensing of the paste therethrough through the nipple 10 into the dauber brush head 3. A key 15 is employed for facilitating the dispensing of the paste from the tube 9 and the key 15 is split as shown at 16 engaging over the closed end of the tube 9 so that when the key is rotated for winding the tube 9 thereon the paste will be dispensed from the tube proportionately to the winding of the tube. Guides 17 and .18 are carried by the brush back 1 at opposite edges and they are provided for guiding the rotary and downward movement of the key 15. In the drawing the guides 17 and 18 are illustrated as formed of wire having transversely sharpened ends 19 which are enibodied in the-brush back 1 to support the guides in proper position, however, it is to be understood that the guides may be constructed in a different manner if it is found practical to do so in the manufacture of the devices.

The dispensing bore 12 of the nipple 10 is closed by a tapered closure pin 20 which has a head 21 formed thereon. A disc 22 is mounted on the closure pin 20 adjacent its head 21 so that a person may insert the pin in the nipple 10 or remove it therefrom without bringing his fingers in contact with the bristles of the dauber brush head 3 and consequently without soiling his fingers.

A mud scraper 24 is pivotally mounted as shown at 25 to the end of the handle 1 remote from the angled portion 4 and the mud scraper 24 is adapted to be folded into a suitable recess formed in the end of the handle 1, when not in use and extended outwardly from the handle as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing, when in use. A suitable finger tab 26 is carried by the scraper 24: to facilitate its opening movement.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing it will be'apparent that a combined dauber and polishing brush has been provided wherein all of the articles necessary for polishing .ones shoes are combined in a unitary, easily stored and handled structure and one with which a person may polish his shoes without soiling his fingers.

It is, of course, to be understood that the invention may be constucted in various other manners and the parts associated in difierent relations and therefore, I do not desire to be limited in any manner except as set forth in the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is:

1. A brush comprising a brush head, a nipple arranged within the bristles of the brush head and a supply tube connected to theinlet of the nipple and a closure for the outlet of the nipple including a guard disc adapted to come into contact with the bristles of the brush head and a head arranged to one side of the disc for operating the closure.

2. A brush comprising bristles, a feed tube therein and a closure for the tube consisting of a tapering pin for insertion into the tube and a disc on the pin arranged to contact with the bristles when the pin is fully inserted in the tube.

In testimony whereof I affix my signa- 1 ture. 

